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Collage: China’s Week in Photos, Jan. 9-15

In this Week in Photos, the Spring Festival travel rush, known as “chunyun,” kicks off in big cities, lanterns are hung in scenic areas for the holiday, and an inflatable chicken that represents the Year of the Rooster is said to resemble U.S. President-elect Donald Trump in Jiaxing, Zhejiang province.

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Two workers inspect a train at the Beijing Railway Administration before it sets off, Jan. 12, 2017. Fan Song/VCG

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An aerial view of China Railway High-speed bullet trains on standby for the Spring Festival travel rush, known as ‘chunyun,’ at a maintenance station in Wuhan, Hubei province, Jan. 13, 2017. Tang Mai/IC

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A woman passes a bag over a barrier as a child sleeps on her back at a railway station in Guiyang, Guizhou province, Jan. 13, 2017. Xinhua

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A child is strapped to her father on a motorcycle in Wuzhou, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Jan. 13, 2017. The group of migrant workers will travel more than 400 kilometers to return home during the annual Spring Festival migration. VCG

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An elderly couple hugs their adopted son and his wife during the family’s reunion in Zigong, Sichuan province, Jan. 11, 2017. The son had been lost for 20 years, but the couple never gave up looking for him. IC

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Workers show visitors an inflatable chicken that local media say bears resemblance to U.S. President-elect Donald Trump as their factory prepares to welcome the Year of the Rooster in Jiaxing, Zhejiang province, Jan. 12, 2017. Aly Song/Reuters

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A worker hangs colored lanterns at Yu Garden in Shanghai, Jan. 10, 2017. The annual lantern festival held at Yu Garden during the Spring Festival attracts local residents and visitors from all over the world. Yang Yi/VCG